What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?

38.27 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?

58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Central Europe and the Baltics

14.73 per 100 people

in 2022

Portugal

53 per 100 people

in 2024

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

7th

Portugal rank

6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53 per 100 people against 14.73 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 38.27 per 100 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.6 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 per 100 people	4.61 per 100 people	2.23 per 100 people	Portugal
1970s	4.56 per 100 people	7.68 per 100 people	3.12 per 100 people	Portugal
1980s	9.72 per 100 people	14.42 per 100 people	4.71 per 100 people	Portugal
1990s	19.21 per 100 people	34.43 per 100 people	15.22 per 100 people	Portugal
2000s	28.79 per 100 people	40.83 per 100 people	12.04 per 100 people	Portugal
2010s	22.08 per 100 people	45.27 per 100 people	23.19 per 100 people	Portugal
2020s	15.88 per 100 people	51.22 per 100 people	35.34 per 100 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Central Europe and the Baltics or Portugal?: Portugal, at 53 per 100 people against 14.73 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?: 38.27 per 100 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.